Catching a Shiny Groudon?

[DaBlackBandit]

Okay, this is kinda weird, but I was trying to catch a Shiny Groudon. ANd I was wondering if the icon you see, will tell if it's shiny. So like the first time I saw it with Team Magma and it wasn't shiny. Shows that I won't get a Shiny, or will the Icon I see now in the cave, be shiny when I run into it.

Basically, I just need to know if the little Icon of Groudon, will be shiny when I see it, or is it in the battle mode state. Or is it Random, on how you catch it. Same with Rayquaza?

[Darien Shields]

Trying to steal my thunder, are we... -_-...

j/k. Well, I'm pretty sure that the Shinyness will be determined at the start of combat with Groudon. Afterall, I don't think that big lumberring image you see is its icon, presumabley it gets a smaller one.

I'm gonna go and try a few test captures and note down the stats. If the stats are different then its shinyness would be determined in combat.

[Silent Dragonfly]

Yes i can confirm all of the numbers, IVs, HGV etc. and it's nature are determined when the battle starts. So restarting will eventually get your a shiny groudon (if you're patient enough)

[Darien Shields]

Trying to steal my thunder, are we... -_-...

j/k. Well, I'm pretty sure that the Shinyness will be determined at the start of combat with Groudon. Afterall, I don't think that big lumberring image you see is its icon, presumabley it gets a smaller one.

I'm gonna go and try a few test captures and note down the stats. If the stats are different then its shinyness would be determined in combat.

[Darien Shields]

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